{"id":14,"date":"2012-09-18T21:40:46","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T01:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/globalhealth\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2025-12-11T12:33:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T17:33:04","slug":"center-for-health-equity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/center-for-health-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Quick Overview of Center for Global Health Equity\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fPSgYCOsuKU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em>\u201cLet\u2019s use our time and talents together towards a future in which <strong>where<\/strong> a patient lives doesn\u2019t determine<\/em> <em><strong>if<\/strong> they live.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">--Agnes Binagwaho, MD, PhD, former Minister of Health, Rwanda<br \/>\nAdjunct Professor of Pediatrics,\u00a0Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-911\" src=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/che\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2012\/09\/CHEBanner_med-02.jpg\" alt=\"CHEBanner_med-02\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2012\/09\/CHEBanner_med-02.jpg 600w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2012\/09\/CHEBanner_med-02-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2012\/09\/CHEBanner_med-02-165x55.jpg 165w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2012\/09\/CHEBanner_med-02-580x193.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-ogsb=\"white\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(68, 68, 68)\">At Dartmouth\u2019s Center for Global Health Equity,\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(68, 68, 68)\">we\u2019re passionate about creating a world in which all people have equitable access to high quality care and to the conditions that promote health.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(68, 68, 68)\">To achieve our vision, we engage students and faculty in interdisciplinary education, research, advocacy, and clinical opportunities, made possible by our strong relationships with domestic and international partners. With its distinctive approach, the center is enabling people from communities large and small to overcome barriers to care and to build a healthier future for themselves and their children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ogsb=\"white\"><em><strong><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(68, 68, 68)\">What makes Dartmouth\u2019s Center for Global Health Equity distinctive?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-ogsb=\"white\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(68, 68, 68)\">We are\u00a0<strong>bridging the gap between global and domestic health programs<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-ogsb=\"white\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(68, 68, 68)\">We\u00a0<strong>recognize the common challenges <\/strong>that all medically underserved communities face, regardless of location.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-ogsb=\"white\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(68, 68, 68)\">We are\u00a0<strong>creating robust, durable relationships\u00a0<\/strong>with a select group of domestic and international partners who work with medically underserved populations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-ogsb=\"white\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(68, 68, 68)\">We are\u00a0<strong>cultivating future health leaders <\/strong>who possess both a deep understanding of the social, political, economic, and behavioral factors that affect health and the know-how needed to create lasting change.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-ogsb=\"white\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(68, 68, 68)\">We incorporate the humanities into global health experiences using techniques such as narratives in medicine to\u00a0<strong>promote reflection, foster cultural humility, and promote empathy <\/strong>among students.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-ogsb=\"white\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(68, 68, 68)\">We\u00a0<strong>provide a focal point for a growing network <\/strong>of health professionals and individuals working in diverse disciplines and locations to address health disparities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-ogsb=\"white\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(68, 68, 68)\">For more information on Dartmouth\u2019s Center for Global Health Equity, contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Center.for.Global.Health.Equity@Dartmouth.edu\" data-ogsc=\"\">Center.for.Global.Health.Equity@Dartmouth.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLet\u2019s use our time and talents together towards a future in which where a patient lives doesn\u2019t determine if they live.\u201d &#8211;Agnes Binagwaho, MD, PhD, former Minister of Health, Rwanda Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics,\u00a0Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth At Dartmouth\u2019s Center for Global Health Equity,\u00a0we\u2019re passionate about creating a [\u2026] <\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"more_link clearfix\" href=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/center-for-health-equity\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","author-23"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2294,"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/2294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/cghe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}